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Acute Care Inpatient
Services
The rehabilitation team at Woodland Heights consists of
highly skilled clinicians from a variety of fields who work
together to meet our patients’ needs. Our licensed therapy
services staff provides
physical therapy,
occupational therapy, and
speech/language
pathology to those patients in the hospital setting to
help restore maximum level of function. Each patient has
access to a case manager to assist with their social and
discharge needs and dieticians to assist patient’s dietary
needs required for maximal healing and recovery.
The rehabilitation team strives to meet the needs of our
patients and their families through:
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Individualized
interdisciplinary assessment, diagnosis, treatment,
education and training for patient, family, and/or
provider
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A caring, compassionate
and vigorous environment toward achieving maximum level
of ability
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A coordinated team
approach among physician, nursing, case management and
therapy services
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Therapy is provided in
the patient’s room as well as a gym area located on the
2nd floor of the hospital near the skilled nursing unit
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A continuum of care from
acute inpatient services to our 13 bed skilled nursing
unit for stays requiring more complex or longer recovery
periods
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Our therapy gym includes
exercise equipment for strengthening, special mats and
tables, stairs, and parallel bars. We also have an ADL
friendly bathroom, available kitchen access, and
hydrotherapy and wound care area.
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Availability for
pre-operative training (Joint Camp) for patients
undergoing Total Knee, Total Hip or Total Shoulder
replacement procedures – which is coordinated with our
Outpatient Rehabilitation Center.
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For higher level patients
a continuum of care from acute inpatient services to our
comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
Physical Therapy:
Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistants work
with patients on decreasing pain, increasing range of motion
and improving strength to enable themselves and/or
caregivers to perform the functional mobility and locomotion
required to return to home or the next level of care after
hospitalization. Physical Therapist also work in conjunction
with our physician and nursing staff to provide wound care
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Occupational Therapy:
Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapist Assistants
focus on assisting patients to regain arm and hand
strength/control and improve independence with activities of
daily living such as bathing, grooming and dressing. With
some diagnosis and surgical procedures, the Occupational
Therapist teach patients and families adaptive techniques to
assist in overcoming disability and challenges.
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Speech Language
Pathology:
Speech Therapist work with a variety of conditions to help
patients communicate effectively and regain safe feeding and
swallowing function. Speech therapist utilize several
communication strategies and adaptive techniques for problem
solving to assist patients and caregivers. Speech therapist
work with our physicians, dieticians and the nursing staff
to evaluate swallowing mechanisms and recommend a safe
feeding strategy to optimize the patient’s recovery.
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